Senior Medical Treatment Decisions

Alternative medicine offers natural, cost-effective heart disease treatment options. Here are a few examples of alternative therapies for heart disease.

Hearing loss with age (presbycusis) is permanent and takes effect gradually as the body matures; impacting 35 million Americans. Learn the causes, symptoms and treatment options.

Several, commonly-prescribed medications may possess the potential to stave off, or slow down, the progress of Alzheimer's and other dementias.

Physical activity is a simple yet effective way of managing the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Learn how an active lifestyle benefits the mind and body and how to create a personalized Parkinson’s disease exercise program.

Don’t let osteoarthritis slow you down. Treat this disease with simple yet effective diet and exercise options.

The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease can be frustrating and disruptive to activities of daily living. Explore these tips for motion and exercise as a key technique for managing movement issues.

Although scientists have yet to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease, there are medications and surgery that can provide dramatic relief for elderly people.

Laughter has proven to be an effective dementia treatment. New research indicates that laughter may be just as effective as antipsychotic medications for reducing anxiety in elderly people with dementia.

Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) released the report, which suggests that most people currently living with dementia have not received a formal diagnosis. It shows that a majority of Alzheimer's cases go untreated.

Early drug treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is critical to prevent joint damage--but patients don't always get it. Evidence points to the importance of beginning drug treatment early.

Parkinson's deep brain stimulation (DBS) offers previously unknown long-term relief to people afflicted with tremors, movement and physical instability.

For many seniors, moving to a nursing home can lead to depression. Family caregivers can help their loved ones integrate into their new environment by using a few simple strategies to keep their spirits up during the transition to senior housing.

Two new research studies have uncovered two new ways of combatting metastatic melanoma. The discoveries point to the future effectiveness of personalizing cancer treatments by combining several different approaches to attacking the disease.

Bypass surgery has been a go-to treatment for cardiac disease for many years. However, scientists have recently uncovered evidence that is changing the way this surgery is viewed.

One in seven people who have strokes wake up in the morning with their symptoms already present. Even if these people are immediately rushed to the hospital, they will be ineligible to receive the most effective treatment for their condition.

Type 2 is the most prevalent form of diabetes, and the one that impacts older people the most. It is often referred to as "sugar."

If you think your elderly parent is depressed, don't ignore the problem. Here are some ways family and friends can help a depressed person.

When an elderly person is diagnosed with cancer, here are some questions to ask the doctor about cancer, cancer treatments and cancer side effects.

It's important to take your Diabetes medications at the same time every day. Consistency is key when treating this disease and maintaining health blood glucose levels.

Cancer clinical trials help find treatments for all types of cancer, but should elders participate in these experimental treatments?